Posts tagged car accidents

• Why Have Pedestrian Accidents Been Increasing?

  Ed Normand | December 20, 2011 10:38 AM | 2 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Pedestrian accidents are increasing nationwide, according to USA Today, and experts are uncertain of the reason. Pedestrian accidents went up 4.2% in 2010 from the year before. The number...

• Disaster Can Strike On the Road At Any Time

  Ed Normand | October 11, 2011 9:13 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  On the road, disaster can strike at almost any time. It is not always seen, and it is never ever fair, but it can happen to any of us at any time. On October 1, it happened to Mr. Louchon Burnard...

• Ask Gary Bill Passes First Committee Vote

  Joe Saunders | March 28, 2011 2:02 PM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  Rep. Rick Kriseman, an attorney at Saunders & Walker PA, has filed legislation that would require medical and legal referral agencies to publicly disclose that these agencies (like Ask Gary)...

• Helpful Hints In Selecting a Child Car Seat

  Ed Normand | November 13, 2009 5:03 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Baby Car Seats - Did you know... Often parents move their child from a baby car seat to a full-size safety seat too soon. Data from crash-testing reveals that a baby is better protected in a...

• More Dangers of Distracted Driving

  Ed Normand | November 03, 2009 12:38 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A client of mine was forever maimed in a recent car crash, but she wasn’t even driving. Jane was walking in her neighborhood, in broad daylight, when a car veered off the road, and mowed her...

• Dangers of Distracted Driving

  Ed Normand | September 30, 2009 10:24 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  With the advent of safer cars, airbags and mandatory seatbelts one would think that we are progressing toward safer roadways. Technology, however, is bringing about a new and very real danger:...

• Texting While Driving-A New Study Shows How Dangerous it is

  Joe Saunders | July 28, 2009 10:27 AM | 1 CommentPinellas, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A new study demonstrating the extreme danger of texting while driving appeared on the front page of the NY Times today. The study involved installing video equipment in the cabs of long haul...

• Are Elderly Drivers Dangerous?

  Ed Normand | September 27, 2008 11:08 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Many assume that older drivers are unsafe behind the wheel, cause more auto accidents and should be tested more frequently. Actually the truth is just the opposite. According to a study by the Rand...

• Lobbying for a Lower Drinking Age

  Ed Normand | September 26, 2008 11:08 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The lowest legal age to drink alcohol in all 50 states is 21. This was not always the law. In fact in the early 80's most 18 year olds could drink in most states. Laws were passed to lower the...

• Driving While Distracted, The New DWI?

  Ed Normand | September 19, 2008 9:38 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  It appears that the recent tragic commuter train crash in Los Angeles may have been the result of inattention by the train operator to the operation of the train because he was too busy texting to...